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Karp has said he invested in startups and stocks after receiving an inheritance from his grandfather. His success led him to found London-based money management firm Caedmon Group to manage the money of high-net-worth individuals who were interested in investing with him.
337:, saying that while separations are "a really tough, complex, jarring moral issue," he favors "a fair but rigorous immigration policy". He has said the U.S. government should have a strong hand in tech regulation and that western countries should dominate AI research. 449: 377:. When a reporter observed that he owns "10 houses around the world, from Alaska to Vermont, from Norway to New Hampshire", Karp joked that "You have to reframe that as I have 10 cross-country ski huts." 357:, calling their views a "pagan religion" and "an infection inside of our society". He further remarked that "the peace activists are war activists". Karp has said that protestors should be sent to 1062: 441: 513: 325:
He has said that technology companies like Palantir have an obligation to support the U.S. military. Karp has said that he and Palantir are "active in defending the values of the
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Aggression in der Lebenswelt : die Erweiterung des Parsonsschen Konzepts der Aggression durch die Beschreibung des Zusammenhangs von Jargon, Aggression und Kultur
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Alexander Caedmon Karp was born on October 2, 1967, in New York City, the son of Dr. Robert Karp, a Jewish clinical pediatrician father, and Leah Jaynes Karp, an
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Aggression in der Lebenswelt: Die Erweiterung des Parsonsschen Konzepts der Aggression durch die Beschreibung des Zusammenhangs von Jargon, Aggression und Kultur
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Aggression in the living world: expanding Parsons' concept of aggression by describing the connection between jargon, aggression and culture
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He is described as a wellness fanatic who swims, skis cross country, and practices martial arts. He has stated that he practices
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college graduates, citing alleged antisemitism on college campuses related to the protests.
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as a whole. Karp has called Palantir a "counter-example" to companies he considers "woke".
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Karp has described himself as a socialist and a progressive, and said he voted for
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company in 2020, the year the company went public, with compensation worth $ 1.1
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addicts, and said that they "just love pulling down great American companies".
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Medienkonzern: Friede Springer bringt Döpfner als ihren Nachfolger in Stellung
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Alex Karp, unconventional purveyor of powerful surveillance tools
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Karp is known for making bold and provocative statements.
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Karp started his career as a research associate at the
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New York Times profile of Palantir, October 21, 2020
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New York Times profile of Alex Karp, August 17, 2024
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2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses
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He has said he struggled with 247:ranked Karp the highest-paid CEO of a 1046: 1044: 933: 931: 929: 927: 900: 898: 835: 833: 796: 794: 792: 709: 707: 452:from the original on January 14, 2024 321:Views on the United States government 202:in 2002. He was initially advised by 174:Karp earned a bachelor's degree from 7: 762:Catrin Bialek (September 24, 2020), 664:Karp, Alexander C. (May 22, 2003). 620:Waters, Richard (October 2, 2020). 516:from the original on June 21, 2022. 440:Greenberg, Andy (August 13, 2013). 1250:Goethe University Frankfurt alumni 801:Haskins, Caroline (May 17, 2024). 541:Richard Waters (October 2, 2020), 353:. Karp has strongly condemned the 333:(ICE) during the controversy over 14: 1139:Dowd, Maureen (August 17, 2024). 1065:from the original on May 18, 2024 1023:Palmer, Annie (August 22, 2019). 840:Haselton, Todd (March 13, 2024). 786:, press release of July 22, 2020. 971:Chafkin, Max (August 22, 2019). 952:from the original on May 9, 2024 475:"Forbes profile: Alexander Karp" 159:artist mother. He was raised in 126: 16:American businessman (born 1967) 1171:Silicon Valley Business Journal 1051:Thaler, Shannon (May 3, 2024). 502:Fortson, Danny (May 21, 2022). 740:Eavis, Peter (June 11, 2021). 687:"Aggression in der Lebenswelt" 1: 938:Hays, Gabriel (May 8, 2024). 691:scholar.googleusercontent.com 567:"Does Palantir See Too Much?" 375:Grafton County, New Hampshire 341:Views of the Israel-Hamas war 1110:Allen, Mike (May 26, 2020). 200:Goethe University Frankfurt 1291: 1270:21st-century American Jews 1265:20th-century American Jews 1235:Stanford University alumni 1230:Stanford Law School alumni 196:neoclassical social theory 1260:American company founders 125: 30: 1225:Haverford College alumni 224:Sigmund Freud Institute 180:Haverford, Pennsylvania 137:Alexander Caedmon Karp 47:Alexander Caedmon Karp 1275:African-American Jews 1255:American billionaires 1165:Schubarth, Cromwell. 239:Palantir Technologies 141:Palantir Technologies 115:Palantir Technologies 349:strongly supporting 285:Karp is a critic of 233:In 2004, along with 113:Co-founder and CEO, 874:Wall Street Journal 188:Stanford University 171:from an early age. 165:Central High School 163:and graduated from 82:Stanford University 911:The New York Times 746:The New York Times 571:The New York Times 335:family separations 244:The New York Times 1091:. 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Haverford College
BA
Stanford University
JD
Goethe University
PhD
Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies
African American
Philadelphia
Central High School
dyslexia
Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania
juris doctor
Stanford University
PhD
neoclassical social theory
Goethe University Frankfurt
Jürgen Habermas
Parsons
Sigmund Freud Institute
Peter Thiel
Palantir Technologies
The New York Times
publicly traded
Axel Springer SE
BASF

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